Men's Basketball Falls To Bryant, 69-61

Jan 14, 2011

HAMDEN,
Conn. - Ike Azotam (Boston, Mass.) compiled a double-double of 10
points and 11 rebounds, but the Quinnipiac University men's
basketball team fell to Bryant, 69-61, Thursday night at the TD
Bank Sports Center. With the loss, the Bobcats fall to 11-4 (3-2
NEC), while the Bulldogs improve to 4-13 (2-3 NEC).

Alex Francis
had a game-high 22 points to go along with a team-high eight
rebounds for Bryant. Frankie Dobbs added 15 points and Corey
Maynard had 10 points for the Bulldogs.

The Bobcats
led by 21 points at the half, holding Bryant without a field goal
for the first 13:30 of the game. Matthew Lee buried a three-pointer
at the 6:24 mark of the first half for the Bulldogs first field
goal of the game. The Bobcats' lead extended to as many as 23
points on Twyman's three-pointer at the 3:53 mark of the first
half, before the teams went to the locker room with Quinnipiac
holding a 36-15 advantage.

Bryant
outscored the Bobcats 31-8 in the first 9:25 of the second half to
take a two-point lead on Maynard's three-pointer at the 10:25 mark.
After an Azotam lay-up with just over 10 minutes remaining, the
Bulldogs retook the lead on two Dobbs free throws at the 9:12 mark.
After the Bryant lead swelled to four points, two Tevin Baskin
(Stamford, Conn.) free throws and a Jamee Jackson (Newark, N.J.)
put-back slam tied the game at 50-50 with just over seven minutes
left.

A Dobbs
three-point play again put the Bulldogs on top by three and, after
the teams exchanged free throws, Johnson made a jumper and a
three-pointer on consecutive trips down court to give the Bobcats a
two-point lead, 56-54, with 4:24 left.

Dobbs tied
the game at 56-56 with a fast-break lay-up with 3:14 remaining and
Gresham's three-pointer with 1:40 left in regulation put the
Bulldogs on top for good. Bryant extended the lead to as many as
nine at the free-throw line.

For the
game, the Bulldogs outshot the Bobcats, 33.3 percent (17-51) to
31.4 percent (22-70) from the floor, 27.8 percent (5-18) to 23.1
percent (6-26) from long range and 73.2 percent (30-41) to 57.9
percent (11-19) from the free-throw line. Quinnipiac outrebounded
its 14th opponent in 15 games with a 50-42 edge on the
boards.

The Bobcats
return to action Saturday, when they play host to intrastate NEC
rival Central Connecticut. The game can be seen live on NESN-TV.
Opening tip is scheduled for 4 p.m.